The Longmont City Council debate on whether to adopt builder friendly construction defect ordinances took center stage last week. Representatives of both the housing industry, which blames the lack of “affordable” housing construction on costs associated with construction defect lawsuits, and community associations, which claim that this effort is nothing but pressure putGo to Resource
Category: Legislative Miscellaneous
Today marks the first day of the 2016 Colorado Legislative session. It did not take long for the first bill to be introduced, which will amend a provision of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act. If passed, HB 16-1005 (the fifth bill introduced into the House) will ban associations from prohibiting the maintenanceGo to Resource
The Senate Commerce Committee is set to address the Amateur Radio Parity Act (S. 1685) today. This bill, as drafted, would have the following impact on community associations:
Yesterday, this firm posted a blog under my name regarding the recent decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals in Centennial Ranch and Aspen Mountain Ranch Association v. Fuller et al., 14CA1326. Unfortunately, the blog we posted was not the one I wrote, but rather was written by Ms. Lindsey Smith. I apologizeGo to Resource
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice released an 8 page guide to Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA. The guide was drafted to respond to the continuing questions received by the Department of Justice about how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to service animals. While generally speaking,Go to Resource